Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-07

with the appointing power and keep
himself up with the live issues AM
that makes him appear as n remark
able man IN tns eyes of the public
{ During the late Presidential cam
: paigu. when the surplus was ques
, tian. he went about making speeche
about the 4OO.OO0.OOO surplus IN IL
Treasury Since the election he !
tame on that question. Now he !
{ riding the tariff question, and JUS
what he believes would take dOzeI
search warrants to find out. Th'
tariff question viii always be ques
ton for disputation until there ha
been well digested tariff system
provided by Congress. Carlisle Il
. riding he other underlined side O
the question from Randall, aud by
this agitation they have eentcred .
great deal of attention on themselves
The Republican party Is the Oul'
one that holds well defined posi-
tion on the question of tariff protec
ton Randall i = sort Of go be
tween on the tariff Issue, and If II
were not for the nomination r Cleve
land next wear they would Kick him
overheard. bat they need hIm. Hes
= great medtIer. / am tuli that he
wrote letters IN Pennsylvania, to par
ties outside OF hIs district telling
them " hat to 10 at the recent cleo
ton. He would make "A nice Demo
I cratic byss for the Presidency
Carlisle must be on his good be-
| bayIor for the seat lie holds Is ia con
test. and If be autagouizes Randall
and his friends there Is no telling
what they may 10 with his contested
seat. so then you observe there l.
no chance for a big fight among the
Democracy in Congress this winter.
1t il = surprise that Cleveland has
-uch = hold on the party. He is Ia
cunsumate politician, or he cuUld not
hold his position in the face of his
record, or the people Of the Repub
lie have grown Lax on the question Of
morals He was elected ia the face
Of revelations that 1t was believed no
man could be elected TO Office under
Some Of his friends have the temeri
ty TO declare that he never was as
great n wuman's man as David and
SOluIuau and they orc accounted good
men by people who want to be con
sidered good.
The land grant question looks as
If it may ~ COME an important one
/ this COugr=ss. T American Con
people who 1t presumably relr. ssnt~
" the land grIuts- 1t h. T.tu
deIe1 away the puhic .-E-- hy
land grants coppreEsndIuE liuus
of acres. Congress has nev.r Ill,
derstood that 1t Is only ;rustes fof
the people. 1t has acted as though
it owned the public lands and could
dispose of them 1T pleasure. 1t Is :
lquestiun whether its acts bestowIna
.auj cr- IS ats constitutional Some
abi1 man Il now needed IN Congress
to champion the NJ h,s Of tue peo
pie on tie land grant qu St1pu.
From few clouds on tue horizon
1t is predicted. that the Sunday OBJ
servance question NAV be brougb
{ ers tLrous naut the country are rest
, less ou what they call the desecra
ton OF the Sabn T.. aid they wal
70 Congressional ac,Iuu against the car
4 ryIug of the mail, aLG the r4uu.ug u
Z ears, und tine sending "a messages b,
, telegl sph on Sunday, aud / won't.
not beIn the least surprised 10 hea
OF large petitions on the &DOye que
{ tion sent to Congress. 1t wIh I
, something new for Congress to cou
b slider the Sunday question. 1t is
: broad question and should be pro
dugtive of some fine speeches
The question Of Lamar in the Su
] preme Court Il a good deal taike,
: about. ! hardly believe he viii b
appointed. He will be opposed b.
two great interests. the northern 81
enent that triumphel over rebellion
Il are against him. He believed o
professsd to believe In the right &
the South to svcede. and If th
South had the right TO go out Of TIA
% Union 1t follows - night follow
= day that the government lsd nc rig b
e to keep the South from sec. diug
and ths.t all the " x II tine govern
. rIuUt was unlawful, unc Institutional
-. II Lamar beneves al! that. te wi
- sn unsafe man on the SupTem
q Bench. for his rulings might 500,
j Prov detrimental! to the northern svs
tenn Of civilization that crushed out th
slave, Or SOutLern system of civiliz.
ton. Indeed there ere men here d
: Washington. Who make bold to say
tbat II Gle velaud gets a second tern
! the old save element will do its best
: through intrigue to capture the Su
preme Court. snd through IL declar
: = number of things unconstitutional
u that are now thought TO be establish
!. ed. The other great interest sgaius
n Lamar is the land grant interest. Or
: the question Of the land grants l.
mar is With the people, but then har
little voice here except through Jh-i
u regress sntatives and uu the questIul
" II giving land away, past Congresses
!. y,s / -si above q 4 not seem to com
G prehend that Congress is only
j.. -rUstee for tie ~nuie people-s uv.
gave tie land away Just as if the
wnec IT. ~ lea - p.lIt Of .sct 60,
il lnment does not own foot of Ian,
Our government iS oa'y pf,teS
. ovsts to secure the Individual IN l.
P-.sonE! sud property rights, h.
ave tressI>s-ti slIeads too InUc
: Vn your sp~ee.
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